Pale Rider (1985)

Movie Details

Original Title Pale Rider

Original Language EN

Budget $6,900,000

Revenue $41,400,000

Status Released

Popularity 5.2

Cast

Clint Eastwood

Preacher

Popularity: 9.3

Michael Moriarty

Hull Barret

Popularity: 0.5

Carrie Snodgress

Sarah Wheeler

Popularity: 0.4

Chris Penn

Josh LaHood

Popularity: 1.5

Richard Dysart

Coy LaHood

Popularity: 0.3

Sydney Penny

Megan Wheeler

Popularity: 0.5

Richard Kiel

Club

Popularity: 1.4

Doug McGrath

Spider Conway

Popularity: 0.2

John Russell

Stockburn

Popularity: 0.6

Charles Hallahan

McGill

Popularity: 0.6

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Marvin J. McIntyre

Jagou

Popularity: 4.1

Fran Ryan

Ma Blankenship

Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Clint Eastwood

Screenplay Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack

Producer Clint Eastwood

Executive Producer Fritz Manes

Editor Joel Cox

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Malpaso Productions

Videos & Trailers

The Preacher Meets LaHood - Movie Clip

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Lessons From Set with Sydney Penny - Behind the Scenes

Featurette

The Preacher Throws Dynamite - Movie Clip

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Behind the Scenes - Painting the Preacher: Cinematography

Featurette

Movie Clip - Preacher vs. Lahood's Gang

Clip

4K Full Movie Preview

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

gunslinger showdown blackmail marshal mine settler gold mining town remake killer protector preacher gold prospector mysterious stranger gold miner

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Mar 21, 2014

You can't beat a good bit of Hickory. The opening to Pale Rider is just excellent, at first all is calm and serene, but then the peace is shattered by the thundering of hooves. A group of men employed by Coy LaHood, tear thru a small mining community, shooting guns and trampling over all in their ... Read more

r96sk 8/10

Feb 1, 2022

This is a good'un. <em>'Pale Rider'</em> features an enjoyable story featuring the gold rush, while the characters are all solid - Clint Eastwood gives a strong performance in the lead role, though I would've liked to have seen more of John Russell and his character. I don't think it's perfect ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Sep 1, 2025

If you’re_italic text_ a regular watcher of Westerns, then you’ll be familiar enough with the format of the film. A bunch of prospectors are being bullied by a local kingpin determined to muscle-in on their land and intimidate, or kill, them out of their claims. A bit like “Sir Galahad”, a t ... Read more